The Dreadful Suffering of the Lustful

2nd Circle of Hell
(Insert into Canto V ~ Top of Page 75 "I came...")

I came upon a sight that none should see
Sad lustful souls--condemned, naked, exposed
On display, extremities bound and spread.
A small man screams in agonizing pain
His testicles flicked and pinched by sharp claws.
Since all he could see was lust and pussy
A demon spawn rips out his sinful eyes
Filling bloody sockets with mauled testes.
His crooked cross revels his true self--Mark*
Molester and killer of childhood dreams.
His penis shoved up his ass 'til it rips--
Travels up his body then out his mouth.
Deformed demons re-sew the genitals
Pubic hair and vas deferens as thread
Eyes replaced, the cycle begins again.
Next to him I see the soul of Tammy**
Bound and gagged with legs spread, nipples erect.
A large rabid dog licks her clitoris
And then bites it off with razor sharp teeth.
Bloodsucking leeches are placed on the wound
Her honey-smeared breasts stung by swarms of bees.
A phallic shaped rod of red hot iron
Is shoved inside her over and over--
Her tainted womb melts, consuming itself
Flowing from her body like toxic waste.
Her clit then regrows, once again exposed.
Plagued by memories of now empty beds,
The lustful souls suffer in eternal dread.

*Mark Sobie of Schaumburg, Illinois. Uncle of Rachel Forbes, molested
a close family member as a child.

**Tammy Prior of Dolton, Illinois. Ex-roommate of Rachel Forbes,
cheated on her faithful boyfriend Quentin with three other men while he
was incarcerated. She continues to lustfully sleep with other men while
still dating Quentin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My question about Dante's Inferno is:
"How many copies of it have been sold?"

I learned that Dante's "Divine Comedy" became a major work of
Italian literature shortly after its emergence in the early 14th century.
Due to manuscript transmission, hundreds of copies were in
circulation in the following century, many of which included
detailed commentary. With the introduction of printing, many
annotated and illustrated issues emerged.
*I obtained this information from:
http://www.pullins.com/Books/01139DanteInferno.htm

I also found out that the Longfellow translation of the three volumes of
"The Divine Comedy" was printed for private purposes in 1865-1866
and in 1867; however, they were not released to the public until 1867.
After translating "The Inferno" for two years, Longfellow finally finished in
1864. Ten copies of "The Inferno" were printed privately in 1865 and
one of them was sent to Florence in celebration of Dante's 600th
birthday. He finished the second volume in 1866 and the third volume in
1867 and then the entire three volumes were released to the public.
*I obtained this information from: http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/lit/poetry/TheDivineComedy1-Inferno/Chap0.html

After searching for the answer to my question to no avail, I have
concluded that there is really no real way of knowing how many copies
were sold because a plethora of different editions have emerged over
the years and because the record keeping centuries ago is not up to
par with today's standards.